Lab tests in South Africa suggest Omicron could evade the Pfizer jab Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it
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Ambassador of Uganda to Germany, Amb. E. Marcel Robert Tibaleka (C) receives the Award on behalf of the Managing Director UDBL, Ms Patricia Ojangole. Looking on is Mr Arshad Rab, the Chairman of the International Council of Sustainability Standards (R) and Mr Tom Hoyem, Board Member, International Council of Sustainability
Read MoreNicholas Opiyo after winning the human rights Tulip Award 2021/ Courtesy photo Human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo has won the 2021 Human Rights Tulip prize that was started by the Dutch government in 2008. The prize is intended to support human rights defenders, boost the visibility of their work and
Read MoreURA Commissioner General John Musinguzi Both the purchaser and the seller of land worth Shs 10 million or more are now required to have a Tax Identification Number (TIN), Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) says. According to URA, this is effective December 6, 2021. "The measure is intended to register all
Read MoreAmb Biruma Sebulime Presents His Letter Of Credence To The King & Head Of The Hashemite Kingdom Of Jordan
Amb. Biruma Sebulime presenting his letter of credence to the King of Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ambassador Isaac Biruma Sebulime on Sunday presented his letters of credence to the King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, the Head of State of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan at Basman Al-Zaher Palace in
Read MoreGovernment has said anti-corruption agencies recovered Shs31.82bn from corrupt individuals in 2021. The revelation was made by State Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Rose Lilly Akello, State Minister of Ethics and Integrity while issuing a statement to commemorate the Anti-Corruption Day during Tuesday’s plenary sitting. The Minister said that Uganda has a
Read MoreCotton farmers in East Acholi are excited about the record-high price of cotton, which has hit Shillings 3,000 a kilogram after a decade. The last time cotton cost this much was in 2011. In September, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO announced the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at
Read MoreURSB Boss Kainobwisho Rallies ARIPO Member States To Support Copyright & Related Rights Protection
Mercy K. Kainobwisho, Registrar General (3rd R) in a group photo with delegates from ARIPO member states at the start of the 45th Session of the Administrative Council at Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Heads of Intellectual Property offices who are members of the African Regional Intellectual Property Organisation (ARIPO) have convened
Read MoreThe latest predictions by the National Planning Authority (NPA) show that Uganda will record an increase in COVID-19 cases this week, predicting a total of 310 cases by end of the week. In an update to journalists on Tuesday, Eng. Abraham Muwanguzi who manages the Science Planning Department said between
Read MoreMoureen Rukundo commonly known as Moureen Biabee has resorted to selling perfumes to survive the COVID-19 induced lockdown With almost two years of COVID-19 lockdown that has kept the entertainment industry in limbo, western region's popular female artiste Moureen Rukundo commonly known as Moureen Biabee has resorted to vending body beauty
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